A FISH  STORY 


(In  four  parts) 
Part  I. 


*1.  “In  the  Trough  of  the  Sea” 

2.  “The  Sea  Nymph” 

3.  “The  Enchanted  Mermaids,  Fishes  and  Nymphs” 

4.  “The  Hurricane” 


The  running  figures  (groups  of  five)  repre- 
sent the  waves,  the  boat  is  rocking  to  and  fro, 
while  the  fisherman  is  singing  his  song. 

He  is  eagerly  waiting  for  a bite,  presently 
there  is  a nibble,  and  then  a big  bite;  the  bob- 
bin on  the  line  goes  down,  and  the  fisher- 
man pulls  in  a fish.  There  are  other  bobbins 
bobbing  up  and  down,  and  more  bites.  He 
soon  commences  to  sing  again,  while  the  boat 
rocks  on,  when  suddenly  his  anchor  breaks, 
and  the  boat  floats  away.  In  his  excitement 
he  drops  his  fishpoles,  and  his  fish  gasping, 
expires. 


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A Fish  Story. 

Part  I. 

“in  the  Trough  of  the  Sea,” 

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That  sang  their  songs  in  the  early  morn. 

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And  hours  and  hours  I lay  and  wept, 

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A body,  that  had  been  shipwrecked. 

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And  here  within  a lonely  hut, 

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A Hermit  dwelt  two  score  and  ten, 



Who  through  misfortune  comfort  sought. 

His  silent  language  told  a tale, 

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As  he  crept  upon  the  shore, 

Beheld  his  aged  mother, 

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His  sobs  were  lost,  in  the  wild  winds  wail. 

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That  soon  became  a hurricane 

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